GoogleMeElmo

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   by GoogleMeElmo 15y ago

   Yes this is a huge problem. I am a software engineer working at a research institute for bioinformatic. The biggest problem I encounter in my struggle for clean maintainable code, is that management down prioritize this task quite heavily.
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   >"The third problem is not zero-sum, it's subset-sum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subset_sum That is correct. I have messed the names up :P
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   I completely agree on that point.
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   The first one is a knapsack problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem The third on is Zero-sum problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum Nor sure about the second one. Anyone who knows?
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   This looks to me as more of an argument against democracy than anything else. Not sure how you intended it. Its definitely interesting. But what would we be if not for democracy or some other form of rule? Anarchy. I don't think that is wha
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   A bit of anecdotal evidence from a Norwegian citizen to counter your "doctor vs janitor" argument: I'm more than well aquainted with a doctor and she is more than happy to pay her taxes, in order to benefit the rest of society. You should a
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   by GoogleMeElmo 16y ago

   Totally agree with Ironman (the first). It just makes me want to build awesome stuff to save the world! :D